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SUMMARY:ID Seminar: Relationships between climate change\, adaptation strategies and productive  and efficiency in agriculture
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Department of International Development is pleased to have Associate Professor\, Dr Sanzidur Rahman\, delivering a seminar entitled: ‘Relationships between climate change\, adaptation strategies and productive and efficiency in agriculture’. \nThe seminar is taking place on Monday 7 November from 1-2pm in the Frank Parkinson Room\, Agriculture Building. You can also join via Teams here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/24869/
LOCATION:Frank Parkinson room\, Agriculture\, Whiteknights\, RG6 7BE
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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SUMMARY:Beckett at Reading - 50th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Beckett at Reading 50th Anniversary\nCelebrating the Beckett Exhibition of 1971\nOrganised by the Beckett International Foundation and the Beckett Research Centre\nMinghella Studios\, University of Reading\, 4-5 November 2022 \nFriday 4 November 2022\n13.30-14.15 Coffee and Registration \n14.15-14.30 Opening Words \n14.30-15.15 The Billie Whitelaw and Katharine Worth Collections\n(Jonathan Heron and Matthew McFrederick) \n15.15-16.00 Academic Projects I: Staging Beckett (Anna McMullan and Trish McTighe) and Beckett’s Doodles (Jonathan Bignell and Bill Prosser) \n15.45-16.15 Coffee Break \n16.15–17.15 Three Dialogues: The Beckett Archive (TBC) \n17.15-18.00 Barry McGovern: The Archive – ‘it’s another of my resources’ \n[Break] \n19.15-20.30 Beckett Fellowship Premiere: Hannah Khalil’s ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Son’ (followed by a Q&A with Hannah Khalil and Maureen Beattie) \n20.30-21.30 Wine Reception and Launch of the Mary Bryden Collection \n\nSaturday 5 November 2022\n12.30-13.00 Coffee and Registration \n13.00-14.15 Company\nTrinity College Dublin (Julie Bates with Creative Fellows)\nThe Beckett Circle of Japan (recording)\nThe Beckett Society (Laura Salisbury)\nThe Happy Days Beckett Festival (Sean Doran) \n14.15-15.00 Academic Projects II: Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (Dirk Van Hulle and Mark Nixon) / The Samuel Beckett Letters Project (recording) \n15.00-15.30 Coffee Break \n15.30-16.00 The Beckett Archive through the Years (Anna McMullan / Mark Nixon) A Message from Berlin (Walter Asmus; recording) \n16.00-17.30 Roundtable: Beckett Studies\n(Chair: Trish McTighe; Participants: Daniela Caselli\, William Davies\, Hannah Simpson\, Katherine Weiss\, Shane Weller) \n[Break] \n19.00-20.00 The Knowlson-Beckett Interview Tapes (James Knowlson) \n20.00-21.00 Closing Remarks and Wine Reception \n\nExhibitions \n‘Let us do something\, while we have the chance.’ The Origins of Reading’s Samuel Beckett Collection\, University of Reading Library\, University of Reading\, 27 September 2022 – 13 January 2023: https://tinyurl.com/origins-of-Beckett-at-Reading \n‘A glimpse of the surface’: Samuel Beckett and Avigdor Arikha\, The Museum of English Rural Life\, University of Reading\, 4 October 2022 – 27 January 2023: https://tinyurl.com/Beckett-and-Arikha \n\nRegistration: https://tinyurl.com/Beckett-at-Reading-50 \nDonations: https://tinyurl.com/donate-to-Beckett-at-Reading\nPlease support the activities of the Beckett International Foundation and the Beckett Research Centre by giving as much or as little as you can! Thank you. \nIf you have any queries\, please contact Mark Nixon (m.nixon@reading.ac.uk)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/beckett-at-reading-50th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Minghella Studios\, Minghella Building\, Whiteknights Campus\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:Natural History Museum Research Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 2 November\, 10:00-16:00\, Palmer building\, Whiteknights campus \nResearch colleagues are invited to attend an open day to learn how the University and Natural History Museum are aiming to develop research and training together. \nThe University and Natural History Museum will jointly launch the first phase of a long-term research collaboration. They will present initial ideas on how we might develop research and training together\, as well as using the day as a forum for seeking others’ ideas. \nThe collaboration provides significant opportunities for researchers in all disciplines\, whether it be new arts research\, ensuring food security\, tracking genetic responses to climate change or the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. While a link to natural history and/or the NHM collections will be a requirement\, work could involve any discipline. \nAs well as anticipating partnerships across Reading’s scientific research themes\, the Museum’s researchers are enthusiastic about Reading’s expertise in creative approaches to collections and their histories and engagement with intangible cultural heritage. \nSenior figures at the University will be joined at the event by members of the Museum’s senior leadership\, researchers\, laboratory heads and members of their digital\, data and informatics team. \nPlans to move 28 million specimens and research capability to the University’s Thames Valley Science Park were announced in May 2022. Its potential scope is across all NHM collections and research. \nReserve your place \nOpen to University of Reading colleagues only. \nPlease note that spaces are limited so please book your place by 12pm Wednesday 19th October using this online form. Much of the event will be recorded and made available online. Lunch will be provided. \nFor further information\, visit the NHM’s page about their new science and digitisation centre. \nResearch Open Day schedule\n10.00 – 10.30     Refreshments on arrival \n10.30 – 10.45     Welcome and opening remarks (Robert Van de Noort\, Vice-Chancellor) \n10.45 – 11.30     Vision for NHM research and collections\, and the TVSP\, followed by Q&A (Tim Littlewood\, Director of Research\, NHM) \n11.30 – 12.15     Building collaborative research followed by Q&A (Ken Norris\, Deputy Director of Science\, NHM & Phil Newton\, Research Dean) \n12.15 – 12.30     Partnership with University of Reading (Doug Gurr\, Director\, NHM) \n12.30 – 13.30     Networking lunch \n13.30 – 14.30     Parallel Session 1: Science Facilities (NHM Laboratory Heads) \n13.30 – 14.30     Parallel Session 2: Heritage & Creativity: Collections & Culture (John Gibbs / Roberta Gilchrist\, Research Deans & Sandra Knapp\, Collections & Culture Research Lead\, NHM) \n14.30 – 15.15     Opportunities in Digital and Data Science (NHM / University of Reading) \n15.15 – 16.00     Networking opportunity with refreshments \n16.00                  Close
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/natural-history-museum-research-open-day/
LOCATION:Palmer Building\, Whiteknights Campus\, University of Reading.
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment,Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Research Forum
DESCRIPTION:Everything you want to know about Open Access but were too afraid to ask\n  \nBook your place at this Open Research Forum using this link \nTalks will be delivered by the Research Engagement Team from the Library.   \nStay for the full programme or just drop in for the sessions that you are interested in.   \n  \nProgramme   \n10.00-10.05 Introduction to the event and outline of the sessions   \n10.05-10.20 What is Open Access?\nWhat is Open Access?\, What’s the difference between Green and Gold Open Access?\, why is it important?\, who benefits?\, what’s in it for me?  \n10.20-10.35 CentAUR and the Green Open Access Route\nHow the University’s institutional repository can help you make your outputs Open Access via the Green route  \n10.35-10.50 Going for Gold – what does publishing Gold Open Access involve?\nWhat are Pure Gold and Hybrid Gold journals\, Creative Commons Licences\, finding Gold Open Access journals.   \n10.50-11.00 Short break for questions/catch-up  \n11.00-11.15 Paying for Gold Open Access at University of Reading\nWhat is funded\, who can apply for funding\, how to apply for funding\, finding journals in our publisher deals via the new SciFree tool.   \n11.15-11.30 Funder requirements for Open Access\nUKRI funder requirements and how to comply with them\, finding suitable journals\, navigating the Green Open Access route for funder compliance   \n11.30-11.40 Avoiding the Sharks – how to choose a reputable Open Access journal\nBasic checks to make sure that the journal you are submitting your manuscript to is a reputable one.   \n11.40-11.50 Open Access for PhD theses\nHow you can make sure your (or your students’) research is open once the PhD is completed.   \n11.50-12.00 Time for questions and closing remarks  
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/open-research-forum-4/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T173000
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SUMMARY:The Rush of the Orinoco: The English Dream of El Dorado
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 26th October\, 4-5.30pm\, in-person (Miller G05\, Whiteknights Campus\, University of Reading) and online (please register below for zoom link) \nReading Latin American and Caribbean network (R-LAC) and the Department of Languages and Cultures Research seminar series are pleased to invite you to a seminar with Dr Tomás Straka\, Director of the Research Institute of History\, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello\, Caracas. Venezuela. \nThe current trial in The Hague about Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo is another inheritance that remains from the old times of the British Empire throughout the world. Whilst Venezuela and Guyana await the verdict of the International Court\, many people have started to think about the historical roots of the problem. A long history of all the imperialisms in the Caribbean – Spanish\, Dutch\, English and American – and slavery is in the background of the Venezuela-Guyana dispute\, as well as the Cold War and the oil economy during the last decades. This talk focuses on the intellectual aspect of this process. \nAlongside the British penetration in the Orinoco area (Orinoquia in Spanish)\, among the British developed a real fascination about this area as a realm of two types of utopias: the endless wealth of El Dorado\, and the place where Noble Savages live without troubles. From the adventures of Walter Raleigh to the fantastic novel of Arthur Conan Doyle\, the British Orinoquia literature was an inspiration to traders\, explorers\, filibusters\, slavers\, and poets. Not for nothing the most world-famous novel of the Orinoco is a classic of the English literature: Robinson Crusoe. \nTo register for zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-rush-of-the-orinoco-the-english-dream-of-el-dorado-tickets-443273913207
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/orinoco-english-dream-el-dorado/
LOCATION:Miller G05\, Whiteknights Campus\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:Performing the Digital Humanities in contemporary academia
DESCRIPTION:In this talk I interrogate the position of Digital Humanities in the contemporary university\, particularly (but not exclusively) in British academia. I open up the question of what the role of Digital Humanities might be in this conjuncture\, which sees the arts and humanities often marginalised by academia. At the same time\, though\, the contemporary world presents a number of wider social\, political and technological challenges that the arts and humanities may be well equipped to address. I draw on my recent work on the importance of feminist theories of performativity (particularly Karen Barad’s and Judith Butler’s) to unpack the functioning of Artificial Intelligence\, Machine Learning and data-driven methods and policies\, as well as the injustices and inequalities they generate. I invite the Digital Humanities to enter in a critical dialogue with contemporary technology by taking into account at least two aspects. Firstly\, technology has always been central to the constitution of what we call “the human”. Secondly\, Digital Humanities can itself be a generator of social and political inequalities or\, conversely\, an important tool for redressing such inequalities. I conclude by considering the role of feminist performativity in rethinking what it means to perform Digital Humanities responsibly today. \nFederica Frabetti is Principal Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Roehampton. She has a diverse professional and academic background in the humanities and ICT and has worked for a decade as a software engineer in telecommunications companies. She is the author of Software Theory (2015). She is also an editor and translator of The Judith Halberstam Reader (Italian). In 2011 she edited the special issue of the academic journal Culture Machine\, “The Digital Humanities Beyond Computing” 12. \n14.50 Break \n15.00 Roundtable: \nDr Eugene McSorley (Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology\nHead of the Active Vision Lab  |  Director of the Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Lab) \nDr Dominic Lees (Associate Professor of Filmmaking\, AI research group)  \nDr Mara Oliva (Associate Professor in US History\, DH Champion\, Digital Humanities Quarterly Editor) \n15.30 Q&A \n15.55 What’s next (DH CoP and Hub – future events) & close \nTo book your place (online or in person) please contact the Hub’s DH Champion\, Dr Mara Oliva – m.oliva@reading.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/performing-digital-humanities/
LOCATION:Edith Morley Building\, G25\, University of Reading\, Shinfield Rd\, Reading\, RG6 6EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:Ghandhi Research Seminar Series: Prof Duncan French
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Global Law at Reading (GLAR) is one of the leading groups of expert staff researching and teaching global law at any university in the UK. As Reading’s research hub for public international law\, EU law and human rights law it has a proud international reputation for research excellence in these areas. The series was launched in 2015. It is named in honour of Professor Sandy Ghandhi\, who taught at the School of Law from 1978 to 2013 and remains an emeritus professor at Reading.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAnyone is welcome to attend this seminar\, and attendance is free.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Wednesday 26 October \n12:30-1:30pm \nPalmer 108[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Professor Duncan French (University of Lincoln) \nEnvisioning Post-Holocene (Anthropocene) Global Commons[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/24884/
LOCATION:Palmer Building\, Room 108
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221024T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221024T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
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SUMMARY:ID Seminar: Using evidence in policy and practice
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Department of International Development is pleased to have Prof Ian Goldman from University of Witwatersrand\, South Africa delivering an online seminar entitled: ‘Using evidence in policy and practice’. \nThe seminar is taking place on Monday 24 October from 1-2pm on Teams. You can join the seminar here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/id-seminar-using-evidence-in-policy-and-practice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T143000
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SUMMARY:‘Gender and the Archaeology of Medieval Nunneries’
DESCRIPTION:Close to 30 years ago Prof Roberta Gilchrist published ‘Gender and Material Culture: The Archaeology of Religious Women’. This influential book has been a cornerstone of gender and medieval archaeological research and studies of women religious more broadly. Its continued impact is evident in the recent book by Dr Tracy Collins\, ‘Female Monasticism in Medieval Ireland: An Archaeology’\, which is the first gender archaeology of medieval nunneries in Ireland. In this virtual event\, we bring together these two scholars to speak to the context in which their books were created –both times of renewed feminist activism. \nThis talk is the first in a new series of virtual events by the Society for Medieval Archaeology. \nRegister your place for free here.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/gender-archaeology-medieval-nunneries/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:ID Seminar: School feeding and the home grown in the Malawian context
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Department of International Development is pleased to have Doctoral Researcher\, Miki Gilbert\, delivering a seminar entitled: ‘School feeding and the home grown in the Malawian context’. \nThe seminar is taking place on Monday 17 October from 1-2pm in the 1L10 Seminar Room\, Agriculture Building.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/id-seminar-school-feeding-and-the-home-grown-in-the-malawian-context/
LOCATION:Agriculture Building\, Seminar Room 1L10
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221013T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221013T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
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SUMMARY:A Room of One’s Own on the High Street: Women and Personal Bookshops\, 1916-1939
DESCRIPTION:Dr Matt Chambers\, CBCP Research Fellow\n\nThis research seminar is free and open to all. Join us in person in the Edith Morley Building\, Room G74. To join via Zoom\, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/423971097967 \n\n\nFrom 1916 onwards\, a new form of bookselling became progressively more visible. Variously labelled “personal bookshops” or “bookshop salons\,” small bookselling businesses\, opened and operated often by women\, offered a different kind of retail experience. Stock was tailored to fit a certain theme or vision; the shop was imagined as a social space and could hold events; the owners would publish books\, periodicals\, and pamphlets which became synonymous with the shop; and in general\, the bookshop became the centre of a literary or political community. In reviewing The Sunwise Turn and the Harlem People’s Book Shop (New York City)\, as well as Bermondsey Books and Collet’s (London)\, and Shakespeare and Company and Les Maison des Amis des Livres (Paris)\, I will discuss how more than just a notable demographic shift\, these women-led bookshops represented a change in what was possible in book retail\, and permanently altered the bookselling landscape in the early twentieth century.\n\nThis research seminar is free and open to all.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/women-and-personal-bookshops/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221010T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221010T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
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SUMMARY:ID Seminar: Examining and supporting holistic management of risks by smallholder farmers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Department of International Development is pleased to have Doctoral Researcher\, Nuru Kipato\, delivering a hybrid seminar entitled: ‘Examining and supporting holistic management of risks by smallholder farmers’. \nThe seminar is taking place on Monday 10 October from 1-2pm in the Frank Parkinson Room\, Agriculture Building. You can also join via Teams here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/id-seminar-examining-and-supporting-holistic-management-of-risks-by-smallholder-farmers/
LOCATION:Frank Parkinson room\, Agriculture\, Whiteknights\, RG6 7BE
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
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SUMMARY:Reading Pathological Society and the University of Reading collaboration meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Reading Pathological Society and the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Reading are pleased to announced a joint research meeting between the Royal Berkshire Health Trust and the University of Reading. \nVenue: The Meadow Suite\, University of Reading\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 6AH. \nDate: 6 October 2022 \nProgramme\n18.15-18.20 Welcome speech by Dr Carl Waldmann \nPresident of Reading Pathological Society \nConsultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia\, Royal Berkshire Hospital \n  \n18.20-18.50 ‘An alphabet of gut microbiology’ by Professor Glenn Gibson \nProfessor of Food Microbiology\, University of Reading \n  \n18.50-19.20 ‘ProKIDNI Study: The use of machine learning to identify patients with rapidly declining chronic kidney disease’ by Dr Nitin Bhandary \nConsultant Physician and Nephrologist\, Berkshire Kidney Unit and University Department of Renal Medicine \n  \n19.20-19.50 The aetiology and treatment for common and rare complications following snakebite envenomation in humans by Professor Sakthivel Vaiyapuri  \nSchool of Pharmacy\, University of Reading \n  \n19.50-21.00 Pizza and drinks \n  \nTo reserve your place at this free event please contact Ketan Patel at ketan.patel@reading.ac.uk \n  \nDownload the event poster[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/24717/
LOCATION:Meadow Suite\, Park House\, Meadow Suite\, Park House\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Religious contexts of women’s vulnerability to HIV in Ghana
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The seminar entitled ‘Religious contexts of women’s vulnerability to HIV in Ghana‘ will be delivered by Dr Yaw Adjei-Amoako on Thursday 6 October from 1-2pm. Join us at the Sorby Room in the Wager Building on Whiteknights Campus. This seminar is open to all University staff and students. \nAbstract: \nHIV continues to exact its toll in sub-Saharan African countries\, including Ghana\, distorting their demographics\, and weakening their economies and institutions. Little is known about the role that religious denominations play in the spread or control of HIV in Ghana. Using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion data collected in various Christian congregations in rural and urban areas in Ghana\, this paper explores how women’s vulnerability to HIV are mediated by type of Christian denomination – ‘mainstream’ churches or ‘healing’ churches. The results point to differences in women’s exposure to HIV-related information\, knowledge\, attitudes and behaviour to the disadvantage of women who attended healing churches\, particularly in the rural area. The study concludes that interventions aimed at initiating behavioural change and reducing women’s vulnerability to HIV must be comprehensive\, broadly oriented in the communities and take into consideration the many complex personal and contextual factors\, including religious affiliation and participation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/seminar-religious-contexts-of-womens-vulnerability-to-hiv-in-ghana/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Hilary%20Geoghegan%2C%20Global%20Development":MAILTO:h.geoghegan@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220908
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SUMMARY:The Past as Nightmare
DESCRIPTION:The Past as Nightmare\nAn interdisciplinary conference from the Centre for Health Humanities\n6-7 September 2022\, University of Reading (UK) \nKeynote speakers: Dr Ailise Bulfin & Professor Laurence Talairach \nThe gothic has a complex relationship with the past\, and with history as a discipline. Much of the early body of gothic fiction is set in the past\, often in the form of ‘found’ historical documents\, whilst the past also functions as an inescapable nemesis\, returning to haunt modernity. How is the past as a concept and as haunting interpreted in gothic horror literature? How is the discipline of history itself\, and the historian or antiquarian as an individual\, portrayed in the gothic mode? \nRegistration is open. \nFor further details on the event\, please contact a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-past-as-nightmare/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Andrew%20Mangham%2C%20English%20Literature":MAILTO:a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220825T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220825T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220727T131538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220727T132317Z
UID:24320-1661425200-1661428800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2023 applicant webinar
DESCRIPTION:AHRC and the BBC have announced the latest call for their New Generation Thinkers scheme\, which offers early-career researchers the opportunity to develop programmes for the BBC. Finalists in the competition will be able to workshop ideas with BBC producers\, get media and public engagement training\, and a platform for informing and influencing public opinion\, policy and practice. 60 applicants will be invited to BBC workshops\, from which 10 will be selected as New Generation Thinkers and will then experience a year of focused activity and development from the BBC and AHRC. \nThis webinar run by AHRC is for everyone interested in applying to the AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2023 scheme. \nThe webinar will cover: \n\nan overview of the scheme and what to expect\nsome hints and tips for making your application\nhow to use the online application system\na chance to ask questions about applying\, the scheme\, and more.\n\nTo register please visit the AHRC New Generation Thinkers 2023 applicant webinar sign up page. Once you register\, you will be sent joining instructions so you can take part in the webinar. \nAbout AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2023 \nEligible candidates are: \n\nUK residents\nCurrent PhD students who have made considerable progress on their research (e.g. within one year of submission)\nAcademics within 8 years of award of PhD (excluding career break)\nAcademics within 6 years of first academic appointment (excluding career break)\n\nYour research does not have to be AHRC-funded but must have a primary focus in the arts and humanities. The main topic areas are: archaeology; classics; cultural and museum studies; development studies; history; information and communication technologies; law and legal studies; library and information studies; philosophy; political science and international studies; theology\, divinity and religion; dance; design; drama and theatre studies; media; music; languages and literature; linguistics; visual arts. \nThe deadline for applications is 22nd September 2022. \nIf you are interested in applying\, one-to-one advice and guidance on your draft pitch/submission is available from the Research Communications team. The Press Office will also provide bespoke media training and interview prep to potential applicants\, plus a possible slot on BBC Radio Berkshire to talk about their work (as media/interview practice). \nAll applications must be made via the new UKRI Funding Service. You can find full information on the UKRI website
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/ahrc-and-bbc-new-generation-thinkers-2023-applicant-webinar/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220819T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220820T000000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220722T095730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174027Z
UID:24300-1660867200-1660953600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Sensory Supermarket by Sensory Street
DESCRIPTION:Sensory Street is a research project from the Universities of Oxford and Reading\, funded by the Wellcome Trust. Since 2021\, we have been working with autistic people to learn more about their everyday sensory experiences and what environments they find either disabling or enabling\, and why. \nOn Friday 19 and Saturday 20 August we are holding our Sensory Supermarket event at the PEARL building in Dagenham. This is an opportunity for you to discuss and learn from our research findings which are entirely informed by the autistic people’s sensory experiences and their perspectives. \nAt the Sensory Supermarket you can show your commitment to inclusivity and: \n\nTake part in our immersive supermarket experience (designed in partnership with Sensory Spectacle) to see for yourself how supermarkets can be disabling sensory environments\nDiscover the small adaptations you could make to your business to create a more inclusive\, accessible environment for people with autism and other disabilities\nFind out how you can support people with autism in your business environment\nLearn more about our research with the autistic community through videos\, displays and more.\n\nYou can book free tickets for an allocated 45-minute time slot at sensorysupermarket.eventbrite.com. For more information on our research\, please visit sensorystreet.uk.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/sensory-supermarket-by-sensory-street/
LOCATION:PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory\, UCL)\, Yew Tree Avenue\, Dagenham\, RM10 7FN
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220805T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220805T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220722T093056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174033Z
UID:24295-1659697200-1659697200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:'Social Prescribing for Mental Health' at RSE Curious Summer Events Programme
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Stella Chan FRSE\, Ruthanne Baxter\, Janet Smyth \nChair: Professor John Gillies FRSE \n\n\nThe increasing use of arts\, literature and culture to improve the public’s mental health. \n\n\n\nNHS Scotland and England have both recognised social prescribing as a helpful way to improve the public’s health and mental health. Social prescribing is an approach that aims to connect people to access non-medical sources of support. The approach encompasses a wide variety of community activities\, from book prescription to art\, cultural activities\, physical exercise etc. This event will bring together a panel of academics and professionals to discuss and debate the potential and limitations\, as well as opportunities and obstacles\, of social prescribing. \nBook your place here \n\n\n\nAdditional Info \n\n\nThis event is suitable for age 16+\nThe discussion is not anticipated to be particularly triggering but nonetheless there will be some discussions on mental health\nAccessibility Statement: We aim to make events as accessible as possible. If you have any accessibility requirements or any questions about how we can support this event\, please contact public_engagement@theRSE.org.uk.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/social-prescribing-for-mental-health-at-rse-curious-summer-events-programme/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220802T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220802T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220722T092320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174040Z
UID:24291-1659445200-1659448800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:'Caring for young minds' at RSE Curious Summer Events Programme
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Stella Chan FRSE\, Charlie Waller Chair in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment\, University of Reading \n\n\nA discussion on young people’s mental health and how to apply research knowledge to understand and support young people. \n\nWhile mental health problems can affect us at any stage in our lives\, 75% of people who experience mental health problems report that their problems first emerged before the age of 25. One in three children and young people in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health problem such as depression\, anxiety\, eating disorders\, and self-harm. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised referral to NHS services to an unmanageable level. This group discussion event will provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss this important topic with a speaker with both research and clinical expertise on young people’s mental health. \nBook your place here \n\nAdditional Info \n\nGroup discussion: \nGrab a cuppa and engage with experts in a friendly\, relaxed environment. There won’t be any slides\, notes or formality here – just the chance to ask questions and listen to some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners on various subjects. \nFor group discussions on Zoom\, the audience will be visible to others taking part in the event (unless you choose to turn off your camera). To encourage discussion and allow everyone an opportunity to ask questions\, we have limited the number of spaces available. \nTo participate in a group discussion you MUST be aged 16+ \nImportant points to note \n\nThis event is suitable for age 16+\nThis event will cover potentially distressing material related to mental health\nAccessibility Statement: We aim to make events as accessible as possible. If you have any accessibility requirements or any questions about how we can support this event\, please contact public_engagement@theRSE.org.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/caring-for-young-minds-at-rse-curious-summer-events-programme/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220727T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220727T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220712T124430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T093826Z
UID:24260-1658925000-1658932200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Agriculture Food and Health Research Culture Cafe
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of Carol Wagstaff\, you are warmly invited to the Agriculture Food and Health (AFH) Research Culture Cafe. \nThe AFH Research Culture Cafe is the first of a regular series of informal research events to be held on Wednesday 27 July at 12.30 pm in APD Staff Common Room GU07. \nThe aim of these informal sessions will be to build research culture by providing an environment where people can meet others\, share ideas and explore collaborative opportunities. \nSandwiches and tea/coffee will be available at the event. Please confirm your attendance here. \nWe do hope that you will be able to join us and will very much look forward to welcoming you. \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/agriculture-food-and-health-research-culture-cafe/
LOCATION:Agriculture Building\, Staff Common Room GU07\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 7BE
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220721
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220314T171217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T171217Z
UID:23723-1658102400-1658361599@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution 2022
DESCRIPTION:The 8th edition of the Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution conference will be held at the University of Reading\, UK from 18th July 2022 to 20th July 2022. \nThis University of Reading edition follows seven successful meetings held at the University of Sussex (2007)\, the University of  Bristol (2009)\, the University of Groningen (2011)\, the University of York (2013)\, College de France in Paris (2015)\, City University of London (2017)\, and the University of Lyon (2019). \nSimilar to previous editions\, MMEE 2022 aims at promoting the uses of mathematical approaches to answer a wide range of ecological and evolutionary questions. Researchers at any stage of their career are encouraged to attend. Early career and next generation of researchers such as PhD students postdocs are particularly encouraged to attend and present their results. MMEE 2022 is committed to promote diversity in its broadest sense\, and so researchers from all under-represented groups are encouraged to attend and present. \nPlease visit the MMEE2022 website for programme and registration details.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/mathematical-models-in-ecology-and-evolution-2022/
LOCATION:Henley Business School
CATEGORIES:Environment
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Shovonlal%20Roy":MAILTO:registration@venuereading.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220705
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220629T101457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T101457Z
UID:24184-1656892800-1656979199@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Just Transitions Action Launch
DESCRIPTION:Just Transitions Action Launch\, Department of Real Estate and Planning\, Henley Business School. \nJust Transitions Action is a PhD research lab that examines place-based behavioural\, socio-cultural\, and political factors driving competing claims as well as visions for more sustainable and resilient urban futures. The research of the lab spans several topical areas of relevance to urban policy and governance\, exploring both human and non-human relations associated with the social\, economic and environmental challenges facing cities globally. \nThe lab will be launching on July 4 with the aim to discuss how it will move forwards with the aim to co-produce a framework for interdisciplinary research collaboration across the University\, and is open to contributions from PhD researchers. The launch will allow participants the opportunity to get involved\, meet other PhD research students\, and make a lasting contribution to how the lab moves forward. It will also include a guest talk from Professor Tom Oliver\, Research Division Leader\, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, on knowledge architectures for sustainability transitions. \nPlease email r.j.nunes@henley.reading.ac.uk to register your interest.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/just-transitions-action-launch/
CATEGORIES:Environment
ORGANIZER;CN="Richard%20Nunes":MAILTO:r.j.nunes@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220701T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220621T111342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T111342Z
UID:24155-1656673200-1656694800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Participatory Research Using Creative Methods
DESCRIPTION:Diaspora Woman\, Community Centre Pueblito Paisa\, the UK and Ireland Hub in support of the Colombian Truth Commission\, the University of Reading. \nParticipatory Research Using Creative Methods \nHistorically an invisible migrant community\, in recent years growing scholarly and public-policy attention has been paid to Latin American migration to the UK. This research has been paralleled by the increased visibility of community campaigns advocating for the rights of Latin American migrants\, alongside the emergence of a rich creative and artistic field of diasporic cultural practices. \nThis one-day workshop will explore the use of creative participatory methodologies in conducting research with the Latin American community in the UK. Bringing together academic researchers\, activists and representatives of community groups\, the workshop will highlight examples of innovative research practices led by Latin American migrants\, as well as explore how creative and collaborative methodologies can enable more ethical research engagements between academics and migrant groups. \nThe workshop will provide space for learning and experience-sharing about creative participatory methodologies between participants\, as well as include an immersive memory-making activity. Funded by a grant from Research England\, the workshop will also showcase the initial findings from a pilot participatory project\, ‘Caminando hacia la paz: ciclo de talleres participativos’\, led by Diaspora Woman\, Community Centre Pueblito Paisa\, the UK and Ireland Hub in support of the Colombian Truth Commission and the University of Reading\, which brought together Colombian migrants and refugees to co-produce a series of creative outputs around the themes of conflict resolution\, community and social transformation. \nSpeakers: \n\nMarina Echeverría\, Diaspora Woman\, Martha Elsesser\, Diaspora Woman\nJael de la Luz García\, Community Organiser and Grassroots Educator\nMarta Hinestroza\, Director of Community Centre Pueblito Paisa; Interviewer for the Colombian Truth Commission in the UK\nProfessor Cathy McIlwaine\, Professor of Geography\, King’s College Lond\nWork\nWoron\nDr María Soledad Montañez\, Lecturer in Spanish\, University of Glasgow\nVerónica Posada Álvarez\, PhD Candidate\, University of Westminster\nLuis Fernando Sepúlveda López\, UK and Ireland Hub in support of the Colombian Truth Commission\n\nThis event will take place in-person at the University of Reading and will be held in both English and Spanish. Lunch and refreshments provided. \nPlaces are limited. If you are interested in attending\, please contact Cherilyn Elston: c.elston@reading.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/participatory-research-using-creative-methods/
LOCATION:Chancellor’s Building\, Room G01\, University of Reading\, Shinfield Rd\, Whiteknights Rd\, Reading\, RG6 6BU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Cherilyn%20Elston":MAILTO:c.elston@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220621T111329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T111329Z
UID:24149-1655992800-1656005400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The Ends of Thirty Big Depressions
DESCRIPTION:GEAR Quarterly Lecture organised by the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading\, Department of Economics. \nThe Ends of Thirty Big Depressions\, Professor Martin Ellison\, University of Oxford. \nWe are delighted to invite you to participate in our upcoming GEAR Quarterly Lecture organised by the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) at the Department of Economics of the University of Reading. GEAR covers the core topics in microeconomics\, macroeconomics and econometrics\, as well as modern extensions\, with particular application to policymaking at global\, national or local level. This lecture will be presented by Professor Martin Ellison from the University of Oxford\, who will be discussing his paper “The Ends of 30 Big Depressions”\, exploring how countries recovered from the Great Depression. \nMartin Ellison is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford\, a Fellow of Nuffield College\, a consultant at the European Central Bank and a Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He has also recently finished a term as a member of the Finnish Economic Policy Council. His research interests cover many areas of theoretical and applied macroeconomics\, with recent papers concentrating on the management of the UK National Debt and the economic value of increases in longevity.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-ends-of-thirty-big-depressions/
LOCATION:Hopkins Building\, Room 101\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG1 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220625
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220525T114737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T094112Z
UID:24068-1655942400-1656115199@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:IFNH Statistics and R Programme Workshops
DESCRIPTION:IFNH are delighted to announce FREE statistics and R training workshops to support our ECRs and PhD students with their research and for their professional development. The workshops will take place on Thursday 23rd June and Friday 24th June.  \nHold the dates and register by simply clicking the registration link  Statistics workshop by Friday 17th June. Please note that you will have two options for participation (classroom and online). The University of Reading email address is mandatory for your registration (do not register with your personal email address).  \nPlease pass details on to your colleagues who may be interested in attending. The workshops are open to anyone with an interest in statistics and R training!
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/ifnh-statistics-and-r-programme-workshops/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220625
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220311T102152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T103255Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Workshop in Videographic Research Methods
DESCRIPTION:As part of our commitment to interdisciplinary research at the University of Reading\, the Heritage & Creativity Research Theme and the Centre for Film Aesthetics and Cultures (CFAC) are pleased to announce a Summer Workshop in Videographic Research Methods. \nContext \nThe digital reworking of sound and image is a key academic approach in film and television studies. This workshop is designed to make these methods available to researchers at Reading\, including those working in other disciplines. While we imagine some participants in the workshop will be conducting research in film or television\, a major ambition of the workshop is to develop the skills of researchers in other discipline areas. We believe there are significant and underexplored opportunities in applying videographic approaches to other arts and humanities subjects. \nThe workshop \nThe workshop will take place in Minghella Studios\, June 20th – 24th. It will involve: \n\ntechnical training in non-linear editing and related technologies\nproducing and sharing feedback on a series of exercises in response to briefs designed to engage with different and videographic approaches\ndiscussion of existing video essays and debates in the wider field of videographic scholarship\nreflection on videographic analysis and archival material\nplanning a longer audiovisual essay\, with opportunities for feedback later in the vacation\nlunch and refreshments.\n\nParticipants will nominate and work with an item of audiovisual material or material object relevant to their research\, as a means of ‘testing out’ how to develop critical ideas through editing. No prior experience or equipment is required (computers with appropriate software will be available at the workshop). \nThe workshop will be led by CFAC Co-Director Adam O’Brien and John Gibbs\, an audiovisual essayist with several years’ experience of teaching videographic criticism. It will also draw on expertise from colleagues in Special Collections and the wider videographic field. \nApplications \nIf you are interested in taking part\, please complete the expression of interest. The form invites you to confirm your availability for the dates and duration of the workshop\, to provide information about your research context\, and to identify an object of study\, indicating what potential there might be for working with it through audiovisual means. Please RSVP by March 25th. \nQuestions \nPlease contact CFAC Co-Director Adam O’Brien with any questions (adam.obrien@reading.ac.uk). \n  \nExplore videographic methods… \nIf you are not yet familiar with videographic work\, these examples may help to illustrate the exciting potential and variety of the approach: \nPasta as prologue: the Spaghetti House siege on film (Charlie Shackleton): Two different dramatisations of the 1975 siege of a Knightsbridge restaurant by Black British radicals remind us that history also needs its agitators. \nThe Elephant Man’s Sound\, Tracked (Liz Greene):A deep archival dive into sound design\, David Lynch and creative-labour politics. \nThe Mighty Maestro on Screen (Evelyn Kreutzer): A study of gesture\, movement and music\, through the figure of the on-screen orchestral conductor. \n‘Say\, have you seen the Carioca?’ (John Gibbs): Moving between film\, popular music\, histories of dance and cinema exhibition practice; looking afresh at relationships between different historical periods and national cinemas. \nMediated Auscultation (Emilija Talijan): Stethoscopes\, bodies\, sounds\, modernism\, still and moving images. \n  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/summer-workshop-in-videographic-research-methods/
LOCATION:Minghella Studios\, Minghella Building\, Whiteknights Campus\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220614T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220525T113208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T114246Z
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SUMMARY:Future Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to attend Future Storytelling\, with talks from three visiting speakers followed by discussion over drinks. This is the next installment of the Creative Entrepreneurship programme\, postponed from last term. \nTim Powell\, UoR Creative Entrepreneur in Residence\, will be joined by Rachel Briscoe (and / or other speakers) from Fast Familiar and another exciting speaker from the creative industries (t.b.c.). They will be discussing how technology\, data and audience expectations are changing the way we tell stories. \nThe event will be hybrid (and hopefully recorded) for those whose working patterns mean they can’t be there but if you can attend in person that would be ideal as the opportunity for conversation is an important part of the event. \nLocation: Bulmershe Theatre\, Minghella Studios\, Whiteknights. \nTime: 4pm – 6pm \n  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/future-storytelling/
LOCATION:Minghella Building\, Bulmershe Theatre\, Whiteknights\, RG6 6UR
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220610
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220530T110111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174046Z
UID:24108-1654646400-1654819199@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Reading Emotions Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the eleventh Reading Emotions meeting. This year\, we focus on the topic of exposure and avoidance: from the brain to the clinic. \nLearning to avoid potential threats is key to survival\, but it can become maladaptive when the perceived danger is objectively low or even absent. Exposure-based therapies aim to counteract flawed associations between intrinsically safe situations and imagined dangerous outcomes by repeatedly exposing an individual to the objects or situations that elicit fear. Exposure therapy can be effective in alleviating symptoms\, including safety and avoidance behaviours. However\, it often does not lead to full remission\, and relapse after treatment is common. This symposium brings together leading neuroscientists and researchers in psychopathology to discuss exposure and threat avoidance\, from the brain to the clinic. \nConfirmed speakers \n\nMichelle Craske (UCLA)\nDrew Fox (California)\nAngela Roberts (Cambridge)\nKarin Roelofs (Radboud)\nBram Vervliet (KU Leuven)\nPolly Waite (Reading and Oxford)\n\nAttendance is free\, but early registration is recommended. \nFor more information please visit: https://sites.google.com/site/readingemotions/ \nTo book your place please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-emotions-2022-tickets-306322949187
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-emotions-symposium/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220531T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T190750
CREATED:20220525T113623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T113623Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Humanities Community of Practice – Virtual Rome
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to this term’s meeting of the Digital Humanities Community of Practice\, which will be taking place online\, on Tuesday 31 May (11:30-13:00). You are welcome to join the Community of Practice via our MS Teams channel. More information can be found on the Digital Humanities Hub portal. \nThe meeting will include a presentation by Matthew Nicholls (Senior Tutor at St John’s College\, Oxford and Visiting Professor\, UoR Classics) on his 3D model of Ancient Rome. An abstract of the presentation is below. \nThe meeting will be taking place online in order to ensure ongoing accessibility for those especially vulnerable to Covid-19. From the autumn term\, we hope to hold a mixture of online and hybrid events so that colleagues can meet each other in person. The Outlook invite for this meeting\, which you can add to your calendar\, will be posted in the Teams channel. \nPlease click here to join the Community of Practice MS Teams channel. This link will take you to the Teams channel. If you are not already a member\, you will be presented with a dialogue box that says ‘Join’. Click this to send a request\, which will be approved if you are a member of the University of Reading. If you are already a member of the Team\, this link just takes you directly to the ‘General’ channel. \nIf you have any questions please contact the Digital Humanities Academic Champion\, Mara Oliva (m.oliva@reading.ac.uk). \nJoining link for the meeting: Click here \nMore information about the event and the COP: Click here \nDigital Humanities Community of Practice – 31/5/2022 11:30-13:00 – MS Teams \nProgramme: \n11:30-11:40: Welcome and DH Hub news – Mara Oliva (Academic Champion) \n11:40-11:45: Introduction to 3D visualisations \n11:45-12:30: Presentation: 3D model of Ancient Rome – Matthew Nicholls \n12:35-12:55: Q&A \n12:55-13:00: Next COP and Close \n  \nAbstract \nMatthew Nicholls’ large scale 3D model of ancient Rome will be familiar to some Reading colleagues\, not least those who have cause to walk down the Classics corridor in the Morley Building. This project grew initially out of research on ancient Roman buildings\, and developed as a teaching innovation. Its ongoing uses include a public-facing online course (MOOC) which has now been taken by over 62\,000 people and has generated significant revenue and course applications at Reading; there are also research uses and ‘impactful’ licensing to television documentaries\, software firms\, games studios\, and others. The model itself and a Part 3 module deriving from it won a Guardian/HEA teaching innovation award\, and were the basis of a successful application for a National Teaching Fellowship and two REF impact case studies. It was largely created in free or low-cost consumer software\, without specialist training. \nThis talk will look at the creation of the digital model: the software and processes used to create it\, the challenges and benefits of 3D visualisation of the ancient past\, and some of its uses and applications.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/digital-humanities-community-of-practice-virtual-rome/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:Maternal Well-Being\, and the Conflict between Infant Feeding and Return to Work Decisions
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to participate in our online launch workshop for the Nuffield Foundation funded project entitled Maternal Well-Being\, and the Conflict between Infant Feeding and Return to Work Decisions. \nThe workshop will provide information about the project and how you can become involved with the project\, and will introduce the project research team. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for you as stakeholders to feed into the project design and help build a shared understanding of challenges faced\nby mothers and employers. \nAttendance is free. Full details can be found on the Economics Research website.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/maternal-well-being-and-the-conflict-between-infant-feeding-and-return-to-work-decisions/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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